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Yol. 9, No. 16 August 17, 1967 Company Orders Three 75,600-DWT Tankers Award of a contract for the construction of 3 bulk oil carriers, which will be the largest reg ularly sailing in Gulf-U. S. East Coast service and the second largest merchant ships under the U. S. Flag, was announced Aug. 14. Joseph Andreae, General Manager of the Ma rine Dept., said that Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, wall build the vessels. Deliveries are scheduled for August and December, 1969 and April 1970. Total cost of the building program will be in the neighborhood of $50,000,000. "The Company's decision to make this heavy investment," Mr. Andreae said, "is evidence of our faith in tankers as the most competitive means of transporting petroleum products to the East Coast. The commitment is also a vote of con fidence in our seagoing personnel who. we feel sure, will further enhance their tradition of being the best in the industry by sailing these ships to new heights of efficiency and economy." "The new vessels," Mr. Andreae continued, "will be similar to our 71,000-ton Esso Houston and Esso New Orleans, which have been pioneer ships in many respects in the coastwise trade. There will be modifications, of course. You can always find improvements to build into a ship the next time. Among these modifications will be 9' more beam, a bow thruster, elimination of the foc's'le head and poop deck, better arrangement of quarters and a sewage disposal system that will avoid pollu tion of harbor and coastal waters." Mr. Andreae also said that about the time the first vessel is delivered it is expected that some of our present deep sea tonnage will be required on the West Coast for operation in connection with the new refinery the Company is building at Benicia. California. Except for the wider beam f 125''), the 75,000tonners will have about the same dimensions (length 809' 10", depth 54' 6") as the Houston and New Orleans. The propelling machinery will also be basically the same -- 19,000 shp. geared turbines driven by 600 psig., 860CF steam gen erated by a single automated boiler. Normal sea speed will be about 16 knots. The first and third tanker are being designed for clean service, the second for black oil. Cargo tank arrangements for the clean ships, again, will be similar to the 71s but the additional beam will give them a cubic carrying capacity of some thing over 620.000 bbls., compared with the Houston and New Orleans' 582,000 bbls. Many of the details of construction and equip ment are still to be developed by the shipyard and Marine Dept, personnel. EXX-MOR-007079 Captain T. A. Johnson Edward V. Branigan, Chief Engineer in the Esso Seattle, comes to grips with Chief Engineer Keith V. Winfenburg as the latter prepares to leave the ship July 31, at the Panama Canal. Between them is a "Happy Vacation" present, an artistic creation of Second Cook Ayres Gonzales, which the Chief obvi ously couldn't take with him. Mr. Wintenburg, who has been Chief in the Seattle for a considerable part of the past 3 Vi years, made the Baton Rouge to Panama passage to help Mr. Branigan get his ears attuned to the engineroom sound waves that indicate a healthy plant. Captain T. A. Johnson, Master of the Seattle, said that Mr. Wintenburg "is laughing on the outside but we wonder if that trace of a tear means he will miss the ship, his friends in the ship, or the exotic ports of the East." Company Meets with JSTOA and ESA Wage increases for officers was the subject of meetings with the JSTOA in New York on Aug. 9 and 11. Increases for deck and engineer officers were agreed upon, the details of which will be an nounced by the Association. On Aug. 10 Company representatives met with the ESA Board of Governors and their counsel in Jersey City, N. J. The Union presented proposals calling for increased retirement benefits, higher wages and premium pay, etc., plus numerous modifications of working rules. After considerable discussion, the negotiations were recessed so the Company could studyr the proposals. Talks will re sume about Aug. 24 or shortly thereafter. Branch Office Personnel Changes Staff realignments at the Baltimore and Boston Branch Offices of the Marine Dept, have recentlybeen announced. Edwin E. Claypoole, who has been on special assignment with the Transportation Coordination Dept, of Standard Oil Company (N. J.) for the past 214 Nears, has returned to his former position as Manager of the Baltimore branch. John J. Kelleher, Manager, and George M. Poor, Operations Supervisor, at the Boston office plan to retire on Jan. 1, 1968. John W. Bennett will transfer to the Boston office on special assignment, effective Sept. 5, and upon the retirement of Mr. Kelleher, will be come Boston Branch Manager. Mr. Bennett has been Acting Branch Manager at Baltimore. Esso Houston Assists Drifting Yacht Investigating a light flashing SOS signals, the southbound Esso Houston (Captain Fred G. Smith and Chief Engr. Thomas J. Bov) came alongside the yachL White Noise at 0024, Aug. 4, 38 miles East of Hillsboro Inlet, Fla. The yacht wras out of fuel and because the tanker had none to give, the Coast Guard was notified. The Houston w>as requested to stand by and at 0205 the 3 men in the yacht were taken aboard because of heavy squalls. The Coast Guard cut ter Cape Shoalwater arrived 2*4 hrs. later, took the yachtsmen aboard, their craft in tow, and the Houston resumed course and speed. "I wash to commend the prompt and efficient assistance rendered by the entire ship's company," Captain Smith reported. New Deadweight Tonnages for the Fleet We will have to get used to new numbers when referring to the deadweight of many of our ves sels. As a result of revised rules for determining maximum loading marks adopted by the Inter national Load Line Convention, 1966, the dead weight of all but one of our vessels will be in creased after required modifications are made. These requirements -- mainly installing wire rope between pipe rails and the side of the ship and adding some valves in sanitary lines -- are be ing made as convenience permits. The Esso Houston and Esso New Orleans will become 71.500 tonners, compared with 68,700 tons on summer coastwise draft; the Baltimore and Boston slightly under 52,000 vs. 50,400 and the Gettysburg, Washington, Jamestown and Lexing ton 40.900 vs. 39,900. The Esso Seattle goes to 33.500 from 32.100 and the 10 vessels in the 28.000 ton class gain a few hundred tons each but remain in the 28.000-29,000- ESSO FLEET NEWS is published for the seagoing em ployees of the Marine Department. Humble Oil & Refining Co.: Joseph Andreae. General Manager; Sydney Wire. Assistant General Manager. W. E. Gardner. Editor. Contributions and suggestions are invited and should be addressed to The Editor. Esso Fleet News. Humble Oil & Refining Co.. P. O. Box 1512. Houston. Texas 77001. Ii EXX-MOR-007080 ton range. For the present the Esso Scranton will remain a 16,500-tonner. In some instances the deeper drafts permitted will mean more cargo carried but in most cases cubic capacity of the ships and available channel depths will continue to be the limiting factors. Original Licenses Angel R. Meraz -- 3rd Mate, 8/8/67* Arthur A. Payne -- 2nd Asst. Engr., 8/5/67 * Dates reported to Company TAFFRAIL TALK Evelyn Tirado, daughter of FWT Fernando Tirado, will receive her registered nurse's cap from St. Clare's Hospital School of Nursing, New York, on Aug. 19. Miss Tirado at tended St. Clare's on a Teagle Scholarship for the past 2 years and plans to continue studying ' at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Mr. Tirado has 34 years' service in the Fleet. Chief Engr. Roy E. Menzer started his pre-early retirement (Oct. 1) paid leave on Aug. 2 but before he left the Esso Baltimore, the ship's officers pre sented him with "tokens of esteem" -- a suitcase and leather-covered cigar humidor. In making the presentation, Captain Jim Lawton cautioned the Chief to make certain in all his vacation travels "to have sufficient bunkers with a 2-day surplus." (We congratulate our correspondent. Chief Mate Bert Christensen, on his ace reporting, if not his photography. -- Ed.) Clarence E. O'Hara (Chief Mate, ret. 1/1/63) has recently become Assistant to Director of Pur chases of Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans. Mr. O'Hara is enthusiastic about Avondale and his new position. For the past 4 years he has been with Gibbs & Cox. Inc.. Naval Architects. Captain Karl Lohmann and Captain William N. Sims will be the next Masters from the Humble Fleet to take the 2-week ship handling course at the Esso Marine Research and Training Center near Grenoble, France. Captain Lohmann's class will start Sept. 10 and Captain Sims' on Sept. 24. YE PUBLIC NOTICE -- All ye merrie gentle readers may look for ye next EFN on or about Sept. 7, account Ye Ed is off on another half fortnight's furlough. i RECENT RETIREMENTS Second Asst. Engineer Grant R. H. Sederberg elected to retire early on Aug. 1, after more than 24 years in the Fleet. He first went to sea as Oiler in the Esso Norfolk on Dec. 31, 1942, making wartime voyages in this and 4 other vessels. Ad vancing to Third Asst, in May 1946, he sailed for several years in that rating and as Second and First Asst, more recently. His last ship was the Esso Washington. Mr. Sederberg is a native of Minnesota and now lives in Minneapolis. He worked in Red Wing, Minn, for 12 years before going to sea. Oiler Alberto J. Martinez joined the Esso Mont pelier 2 weeks after the Pearl Harbor attack and sailed throughout World War II in 8 vessels. He was a survivor of the Feb. 23. 1943 torpedoing of the Esso Baton Rouge. Mr. Martinez served intermittently in various Steward's and engine dept, ratings from 1946 through 1954 and was FWT and Oiler since 1959. Most recently he was Oiler in the Esso New Or leans and Esso Boston. Mr. Martinez retired on disability Aug. 1, with 20 years of credited service. He lives in Baytown with his wife Elvira. Oiler Curtis L. Thomas, with just short of 16 years' continuous service, was granted a disability retirement, effective Aug. 1. He started in the Steward's Dept, aboard the Esso Asheville in Aug. 1950 but has been Oiler for the past 10 years. He and his wife Delia reside in Jacksonville. Fla. OBITUARY Earl Williams, 83, who re tired as Chief Engineer on Feb. 1. 1946, died in Los Gatos, Calif., June 25. Mr. Williams had almost as much time as an annuitant (21 plus years) as an employee (24 plus years). He joined the Fleet as a Chief Engr. in the F. Q. Barstow and lllfS: G sailed in that vessel for about 20 years. He survived the second torpedoing of the Esso Baton Rouge in the North Atlantic on Feb. 23. 1943. Russell P. Haring, of Englewood, N. J.. retired (Jan. 1. 1959) Manager of the Insurance Division, died Aug. 11. He had a 39-year Company career, practically all in marine insurance. . . .. ,-. ....: -..ws .{-.- - v.: >* - -:r.^:` -' ' ' -_`---r'; "--*... **r -.. t" '-'S' - r-'.r:T-->.''*.C3^' ' ' ' ~5"- -1 '^2Mg3z*i* Ceuta, Spanish Morocco, where the Miami took bunkers. "This is a free port and a very clean city," Mr. Pouncey said. f.i"' ?-2x Over-the-stern view of the Suez Canal. 58=? - SCENES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Photos by Bobby M. Pouncey, Third Asst, in the Esso Miami on her March 20 - July 6 world cruise. 8 T7 p**b 3f Np tK it The Miami going through locks in Bombay to get to the grain docks. What might be mistaken for the ship's rails are the sides of the locks. Xn \ A tr~5. ^? Imii / Captain Thomas K. Lawton and RO James R. Reesor bargain with a Bahrain silver goods dealer who spoke perfect English and once lived in New York. It looks as though the Captain has made a deal. One of 7 "shops" aboard ship at Singapore, another bunkering stop. Radios, tape recorders, phonographs and binoculars were "very good in quality and real bargains," Bobby said. m. ws..B. m,m3-a' mmt Bahrain's main street. V ,. : .V*fe W.L' ' mms&BBmi jsplpfpi EXX-MOR-007082